Writers return to the negotiating table
The two-week-old Hollywood writers strike produced its first
piece of good news Friday, when negotiators for the studios and the
Writers Guild of America agreed to resume talks.
Writers return to the negotiating table
The two-week-old Hollywood writers strike produced its first piece of good news Friday, when negotiators for the studios and the Writers Guild of America agreed to resume talks.
They’re going back to the table after the holiday weekend, and for that we can all be thankful – especially the tens of thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on the entertainment industry yet who don’t have a voice in the negotiations.
In L.A. County alone, more than a quarter of a million people work directly in movie and TV production, according to the L.A. Economic Development Council.
For every 10 of those jobs, there are at least 15 industries that are dependent on Hollywood productions, such as caterers and recording studios. As a result, by the council’s count, more than 10 percent of Southern California’s civilian workforce is affected by the walkout.
With so much at stake for so many people, the least studios and writers can do is keep the negotiations going.
